TO DECIDE OR NOT TO DECIDE
De Bono's Six Thinking Hats
Grade Level: Grade 4
Summary of Project Students will study de Bono’s Six Thinking hats, and learn the type of thinking represented by each hat.They will practice the hats separately, and then combine the hats to solve a series of problems.The students will then design their own lesson plan to teach the hats to their parents/family.They will brainstorm a problem in their own lives and solve it using de Bono’s Hats.As a final product the students will generate a list of local or community problems that need to be resolved.They will choose a problem, use de Bono’s six thinking hats to solve it, and then do a presentation on their decision-making process.
Essential Question: What’s right?
Unit Question: Is there a way to make good decision?
Content Question: Do the steps to making a good decision change as circumstances change? Do you know what kind of thinking is needed for De Bono’s six thinking hats?
Real World Connection:
1. Student will use the hats to solve a problem in their own personal lives
2. Student will use the hats to solve a problem that they find in their own community
3. Student will be able to use the hats to solve problems that they encounter in everyday living.
De Bono's Six Thinking Hats
Grade Level: Grade 4
Summary of Project
Students will study de Bono’s Six Thinking hats, and learn the type of thinking represented by each hat. They will practice the hats separately, and then combine the hats to solve a series of problems. The students will then design their own lesson plan to teach the hats to their parents/family. They will brainstorm a problem in their own lives and solve it using de Bono’s Hats. As a final product the students will generate a list of local or community problems that need to be resolved. They will choose a problem, use de Bono’s six thinking hats to solve it, and then do a presentation on their decision-making process.
Content Question:
Do the steps to making a good decision change as circumstances change?
Do you know what kind of thinking is needed for De Bono’s six thinking hats?
Real World Connection:
1. Student will use the hats to solve a problem in their own personal lives
2. Student will use the hats to solve a problem that they find in their own community
3. Student will be able to use the hats to solve problems that they encounter in everyday living.